SOUTHPORT LEARNING TRUST
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-08 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-24
Watchouts
Cash
£4M
-39.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£72M
+12.6% vs 2024
Employees
845
+30.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£8M
+1,562.6% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The Board acknowledges that the financial outcomes for the year ending 31 August 2025 are not sustainable in the long term. To address this, the Trust is actively developing at pace a comprehensive financial recovery plan.
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- SOUTHPORT LEARNING TRUST 2017-07-17 → present
- GREENBANK HIGH SCHOOL 2011-09-28 → 2017-07-17
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £42,166,000 | £53,195,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £478,000 | £7,947,000 | |
| Net profit | £478,000 | £7,947,000 | |
| Cash | £6,139,000 | £3,727,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £63,928,000 | £72,002,000 | |
| Net assets | £63,600,000 | £71,640,000 | |
| Equity | £63,600,000 | £71,640,000 | |
| Average employees | 649 | 845 | |
| Wages | £23,225,000 | £30,312,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 1.1% | 14.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 4.6% | 5.8% | |
| Current ratio | 2.94x | 1.62x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Menzies LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The Board acknowledges that the financial outcomes for the year ending 31 August 2025 are not sustainable in the long term. To address this, the Trust is actively developing at pace a comprehensive financial recovery plan.”
Significant events
- “Merefield School, an Outstanding Special school in Southport, successfully applied to join the Trust and is expected to be included in its family of schools on October 1, 2025.”
- “The community faced the effects of the Southport tragedy, leading to the growth of Team Around the School (TAS) to support schools in Southport.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
14 active · 41 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOULDBOURNE, Anja Rosemarie | Secretary | 2024-11-13 | — | — |
| BAUMBER, John, Professor | Director | 2025-02-12 | Jun 1950 | British |
| BELLERBY, Stuart | Director | 2012-10-29 | Nov 1965 | British |
| BESWICK, Kerry Ann | Director | 2025-10-08 | Mar 1977 | British |
| BROOKS, Warren Alexander | Director | 2024-10-02 | Oct 1965 | British |
| BUCK, Claire | Director | 2018-10-17 | Jul 1975 | British |
| CLIFFORD, Craig Douglas | Director | 2019-06-04 | Feb 1969 | British |
| COBAIN, Louise | Director | 2022-03-30 | Aug 1972 | British |
| JONES, Thomas Allan | Director | 2023-04-01 | Oct 1952 | British |
| MCNORTON, Steven | Director | 2025-10-08 | Sep 1956 | British |
| OWENS, Karen Elizabeth | Director | 2024-10-02 | Sep 1978 | British |
| POWER, Philip John | Director | 2019-04-01 | Aug 1967 | British |
| RAIKES, Ian David | Director | 2012-09-01 | Mar 1972 | British |
| REED, Peter Richard | Director | 2022-09-28 | Jun 1952 | British |
Show 41 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUCHANAN BROWN, Robin Michael George | Secretary | 2021-02-08 | 2024-11-13 |
| EVERSECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2011-09-28 | 2017-09-22 |
| BALL, Martin | Director | 2011-09-28 | 2014-10-18 |
| BLEACKLEY, David | Director | 2011-10-31 | 2014-03-20 |
| BLOTT, Paul | Director | 2022-09-28 | 2026-02-11 |
| BOWEN, Moira | Director | 2014-12-03 | 2017-09-01 |
| BUCK, Claire | Director | 2016-10-14 | 2017-09-01 |
| COTTIER, Richard | Director | 2012-10-29 | 2024-07-17 |
| COURTNEY, Tracey Alice | Director | 2012-02-07 | 2016-07-20 |
| DALE, Mike | Director | 2014-02-07 | 2015-03-02 |
| DAVIES, Colin Gary | Director | 2023-04-01 | 2025-09-18 |
| DUXBURY, Sara | Director | 2016-03-01 | 2018-02-28 |
| FORRESTER, Gillian | Director | 2012-06-27 | 2013-10-15 |
| GALL, John Henderson | Director | 2012-02-09 | 2012-10-10 |
| GANE, Peter Francis | Director | 2011-09-28 | 2012-03-30 |
| HADJI, Richard, Dr | Director | 2015-01-16 | 2022-02-02 |
| HILL, Graham | Director | 2016-10-14 | 2017-09-01 |
| HOWE, Geoffrey George | Director | 2020-11-01 | 2022-09-28 |
| HURST, Nicola Jayne | Director | 2017-11-06 | 2017-11-27 |
| JACKSON, Sarah Alexis | Director | 2019-06-04 | 2020-11-05 |
| KEELEY, Victoria Karen | Director | 2018-01-29 | 2018-10-17 |
| KEELEY, Victoria Karen | Director | 2014-01-28 | 2017-09-01 |
| MCQUADE, Patricia | Director | 2011-09-28 | 2012-08-31 |
| MELIA, Mark Edward | Director | 2019-06-05 | 2022-02-02 |
| MILES, Peter | Director | 2017-06-13 | 2017-09-12 |
| MILES, Peter | Director | 2011-10-31 | 2013-10-18 |
| MOLINEUX, Paul | Director | 2011-09-28 | 2012-10-21 |
| MYERSCOUGH, Kenneth | Director | 2015-03-23 | 2017-09-01 |
| PALMER, Matthew, Dr | Director | 2011-11-01 | 2016-07-20 |
| PRITCHARD, Christopher | Director | 2013-10-16 | 2017-09-01 |
| RAE, Catherine Louise | Director | 2019-06-05 | 2023-06-04 |
| SHARMAN, Carol | Director | 2011-09-28 | 2019-04-01 |
| SHULVER, Heather | Director | 2011-10-31 | 2012-08-31 |
| SINCLAIR, Ashley | Director | 2011-09-28 | 2012-07-10 |
| SINCLAIR, Kevin | Director | 2011-09-28 | 2013-10-02 |
| SMITH, Anna Josephine | Director | 2017-09-19 | 2023-07-12 |
| SWIFT, Ian | Director | 2014-03-28 | 2017-05-22 |
| WATSON, Stephen Thomas | Director | 2024-12-09 | 2025-12-10 |
| WEBB, Katherine Eleanor | Director | 2011-10-31 | 2015-07-15 |
| WILLIAMS, Ruth Marion | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2023-11-13 |
| WOODS, Andrea | Director | 2011-09-28 | 2017-09-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Michelle Dow | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2017-06-13 | Ceased 2022-05-13 |
| Ms Katherine Eleanor Webb | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2017-06-13 | Ceased 2022-05-13 |
| Dr Richard Hadji | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2017-06-13 | Ceased 2022-05-13 |
| Mrs Michelle Dow | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2017-06-13 | Ceased 2019-09-02 |
| Ms Katherine Eleanor Webb | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2017-06-13 | Ceased 2019-09-02 |
| Mr Richard Hadji | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2017-06-13 | Ceased 2019-09-02 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 157 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-10 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-10-10 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-10-10 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-09-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-11 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-12-11 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 13
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 3
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-08-31 vs 2024-08-31
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Turnover
+26.2%
£42,166,000 £53,195,000
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Cash
-39.3%
£6,139,000 £3,727,000
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Net assets
+12.6%
£63,600,000 £71,640,000
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Employees
+30.2%
649 845
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Profit before tax
+1,562.6%
£478,000 £7,947,000
-
Wages
+30.5%
£23,225,000 £30,312,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers